Mercury opposition Venus
Mercury and Venus are 179.22° apart right now in the heliocentric frame — 0.78° from an exact 180° opposition. Measured at 2026-08-19 00:00 UTC.
- Separation now
- 179.22°
- Exact opposition
- 180.00°
- Distance from exact
- 0.78°inside the 2° orb
- Observer frame
- heliocentricHERO mode: solar
- Entered orb
- 2026-08-18 09:21 UTC9h 51m ago
- Leaves orb
- 2026-08-19 06:31 UTCin 11h 19m
Mercury opposition Venus sounds at 116.0 Hz in the left ear and 121.0 Hz in the right — a 5 Hz difference, the interval of octave. Free, no account. Headphones give you the binaural difference.
What this page measures
Horoscorpio reads the angle between Mercury and Venus from precomputed ephemeris and times the whole passage — when the pair enters a 2° orb of the exact 180°, when it is exact, and when it leaves. Measured from the Sun. Heliocentric and geocentric are separate observer frames and are never combined.
The instrument is free to use and requires no account. It shows every aspect currently in orb across all three observer modes, updating on the minute.
Questions
Is Mercury opposition Venus happening right now?
Yes. As measured at 2026-08-18 19:12 UTC, Mercury and Venus are 179.87° apart in the heliocentric frame, which is 0.13° from an exact 180° opposition and therefore inside the 2° orb Horoscorpio treats as live.
How long does this opposition last?
This pass entered the 2° orb at 2026-08-18 09:21 UTC and leaves it at 2026-08-19 06:31 UTC — 21h 10m in total. Horoscorpio times the whole episode, not just the exact moment.
What is an opposition in astrology?
An opposition is an angular relationship of 180° between two bodies as measured along the ecliptic. Horoscorpio treats it as live only while the measured separation sits strictly inside 2° of that angle. The angle is a measurement; Horoscorpio makes no claim about what it causes.
Is this measured from the Earth or the Sun?
Measured from the Sun. Heliocentric and geocentric are separate observer frames and are never combined.
Other angles for Mercury–Venus
- Mercury semi-sextile Venus30°
- Mercury sextile Venus60°
- Mercury square Venus90°
- Mercury trine Venus120°
- Mercury quincunx Venus150°
The harmonic
Hear this aspect, free.
The player above voices Mercury opposition Venus in your browser, with no membership and no account — 116.0 Hz to the left ear and 121.0 Hz to the right, a 5 Hz difference. Stereo headphones give you the binaural difference between them; through speakers the two tones fold into one centred room pulse, and we make no binaural claim for that. Membership adds SEVEN FORCE Sleep Harmonics — the seven forces of your own chart sequenced as an array, with timed Sleep envelopes at one, six and nine hours.
Planetary geometry is measured from the live instrument. Horoscorpio states angles and times; it is not prophecy, and it is not medical, financial or legal advice. Times are UTC. Live in-orb state is read from the Horoscorpio episode register; the next exact time is computed from the ephemeris.